Roleplaying on Sylph!Follow

For those who are unclear about what RP (roleplaying) is actually about, please read the following post:

http://ffxi.allakhazam.com/forum.html?forum=10&mid=1088130919371394215&num=11

It is my understanding that there are RP LS's on other servers, but I switched over from Gilgamesh to be on Sylph in order to roleplay, and I never turned back. *grins*

I am also very interested in joining with you all!

Please get back to me with information on attaining a worldpass! I am in Quetzalcoatl right now and I am looking to enjoy to game as much as possible, and role playing sounds like the best way!

Please, get back to me! Thank you!

The scrolls do require a little updating. I will be doing that later today, so be sure to check back. Valcore left us a month ago or so so we have been rebuilding. If you would like to send me a /tell I can see about getting a pearl to each of you. I am typically around from 9pm to 11pm or so EST. Sometimes earlier, sometimes later... more on the weekend. This week, however, has been a bit of an exception, so I may not be around until Saturday or so.

The guilds are separate linkshells (each member typically carries two pearls, one master pearl for all of Sylvestra and one for his or her respective guild). Their purpose is to foster roleplay by grouping people of like-minds together. Currently we are working on rebuilding the guilds. The only ones that have any sort of structure right now are the Knighthood and the Clerics. So if you are interested in a Rogue or Assassin spot, and there is additional interest, we may decide to elect you as a GuildMaster if you are willing. The guilds operate independently, but within Sylvestra's rules and guidelines. As a GuildMaster, you would be responsible for drawing up additional rules and guidelines for your particular guild and seeing that they are followed.

Each member may only participate in one guild. It is a choice that must be made carefully, so new members are urged to remain on the main pearl until they are certain which path they wish to walk.

As far as acquiring a worldpass to Sylph, I believe this one may work: 5711885237 -- I am not entirely certain how many uses it has left. If it is expired, let me know and I will get you another.

Most of our members have pearlsacks, so send a /tell to myself (Dyterium) or to Endinka, Euthen, Aerin, Alaiac, Selba, Dweia, Lalinda or Alaiac. I know that Endinka, Lalinda and Alaiac tend to be around most evenings. I will also make it a point to be available from 10pm to 11 or 12pm EST tonight (Thursday 7/8), so feel free to send me a /tell. I am presently in Windurst. If you speak with one of the others, be sure to mention that you are interested in joining Sylvestra. Some of them use another pearl as well.

And an early welcome to you. I look forward to meeting you.

*salutes*

New World Pass for Sylph = 6075818171

Just got this one, so it should work.

See you soon. *salutes*

hey my name in game is ithcar give me a shout it sounds fun....

im in a rp linkshell on seraph

it is fun but sometimes people forget to stay IC

If you didn't mind I would absolutely love to use it! I guess it's time to start the exploration over again... It's going to be harder to do this than I thought it would be...

I shall seek you out then Dyterium. My name is Reli on Sylph as well so don't be surprised if you hear from me.

I have to say that the pricing on goods is strange here... Crafting items are cheap while weapons and armor are very expensive... someone is making a lot of money...

We have had several new recruits in the past two weeks (many migrating over from other worlds). I just wanted to let everybody know that we are still recruiting active roleplayers and issuing WorldPasses if needed.

I will try to get one tonight.

I am also a member of Sylvestra. I just wanted to say, that if anyone is interested in Sylvestra they, may contact me as well. My name is Klive.

I'm not a Guild Master but i can still answer any questions you may have, and point you in the right directions to get you a pearl.

Edit: I'll post a world pass or two a bit later today

Edited, Fri Jul 30 11:37:31 2004 by Jynxluckyj

Uh oh. I was very excited until I read that. :/

There are a couple of things that make me a little wary about this sort of thing and I'll go ahead and list them here. I'm worried, I guess, that the sort of people attracted to RPing in a game like FFXI are glory-hogs, the sort of drama queens who need the spotlight focused on them at all times. I just extracted myself from a very poor LS with a LOT of drama and I really don't want to get involved in another one. If this one doesn't have that and has the added bonus of roleplay, I'd love to join! But it's definitely a concern.

I have seen some folks around Sylph, mostly Taru, who are obviously roleplaying, and are very humorous. They give me hope... but I'm not sure they're involved. I guess I'll check out your website.

Edited: Um, there's really not a lot of info on the website. I know you're updating it, but I'd like to know a little more about what the guilds are, really. What's their purpose? What do they do? The merchant's guild seems pretty clear, but Assassins and Rogues don't seem very clear. Just some ideas for while you're updating.....

Edited, Fri Jul 30 12:47:16 2004 by MissLMonkey

I didn't realize there was much OOC going on. Part of the duties of our knights and clerics is to enforce such behavior. We do have a couple members who are self-glorified arrogant types. I will not name names, as I do not consider them to be violating our rules and guidelines, but we do not exclude anyone who wishes to play. We may hold a meeting soon.

Another member has recently brought some concerns to my attention surrounding how the RP is done and how his expectations, too, were not met. We were more structured when Valcore was present, but we are trying to get back to that point. Our number is great, but each of the guilds still has only a few members. I am asking the GuildMasters to contact me with information about their respective guilds so that prospective members might learn more. The scrolls at this point are fragments of what they once were. I am working diligently to make them more accurate and informative. The guilds are not intended for specific jobs. As such a dark knight can be a cleric and a white mage can be an assassin. The guilds are more directed towards the character's demeanor and personality. I cannot stress that enough. I will elaborate on the various guilds briefly now:

Merchants seems to be the most obvious, although at present is lacking leadership (and members, for that matter). They work with one another to help build their crafting skills, share sales techniques, and basically do anything within their power to get their moneygrubbing hands on some gil. They are not necessarily greedy, but they enjoy earning gil.

The Knights guild is probably the most structured of all the guilds. Its members include those who are willing to lay down their lives to help others. They tithe 75% of their earnings which is given to the leader and in return, all scrolls and equipment is provided for them at no cost. At present, we have done away with the tithes due to the fact that our leader is temporarily away and membership is down. This system does not seem that it would work, but our knights spend a great deal of time on the battlefield and when we are in full-swing again, meet once a week on a gil-finding quest.

The Clerics guild is similar to the Knights guild, and in fact the two often work closely together. The difference being that the Clerics devote their lives to the service of Altana and spend much of their time in the various cathedrals, temples, and shrines of the world. On the battlefield, they are devoted to releasing the poor wretched souls trapped in the bodies of the undead. They also are scholars, learned in the history of Vana'diel and eager to study more. Furthermore, with the knights they are enforcers of RP. When use of the ((OOC parentheses)) gets out of hand, it is usually a cleric or knight who will speak up.

The Assassins is a relatively new guild. Though there are severe limitations in being able to 'kill' someone, it has not deterred people from walking the path of shadows and roleplaying their way as an assassin. These are not necessarily killers, but typically loners, drifters, and adventurers who prefer their privacy. They will band together when the need arises and be on their way when their need has been quelled.

The Cavaliers and Rogues are very similar, so I will do nothing to differentiate the two here, until I hear from both Selba (and Phise) of the Cavaliers, and Amidius of the rogues. In a nutshell, these two groups are wanderers, going where they please, and doing as they will. The Cavaliers, in particular, are free-spirited. The rogues tend to have a slight disposition, often thieves and mercenaries selling their services to the highest bidder.

There was, for a short time, also a Sorcerers Guild. Its leader left our group (to the relief of many, I believe). I am not sure we will reinstate this guild, but I will mention it nonetheless. These are evil mages, and those who would serve them. Those who walk the path away from Altana would be likely to join this guild. Black mages and dark knights in particular, whose souls have become corrupted by hunger for power and thirst for blood.

I believe this covers them all. There has been some talk of other guilds, but in reality we may be merging some of the ones we have now. Valcore had a very specific plan when he started, but since he has left, I am doing the best I can to keep things together. Every time we receive a new member, there tends to be a period of adjustment where we send them /tells if their behavior or language violates any of our guidelines. We will need to start enforcing these more strictly.

I am sorry we did not impress you, Reli. Part of me feels you came at a bad time - as I believe Debruce was still among our ranks and causing problems and we had had an influx of 4 or 5 new members who were still adjusting to the changes. I do not fault you for remaining on Ragnarok, though. I gave up a mid-level Dragoon with a good deal of crafting skill and gil on Gilgamesh to come here, and though I do not regret it, it is taking me a considerable amount of time to get back to where I once was. We will still welcome you if you should change your mind.

Also, on another note, we do have a thread on the unofficial Sylph board, as well. Just to clear that up.

Thank you for your time. *salutes*